Tennessee trending to land 2026 5-star QB Faizon Brandon ahead of commitment date
Tennessee is trending to land Greensboro (N.C.) Grimsley 2026 five-star quarterback Faizon Brandon, according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).
The Volunteers have a 94% chance of landing Brandon’s commitment, per the RPM. Multiple expert predictions have been logged favoring the Vols — most recently by On3 Director of Recruiting Chad Simmons.
Brandon is set to announce his college decision on Saturday, Aug. 3 and will choose between Tennessee, NC State, Alabama and LSU.
“Coach [Josh] Heupel runs a very quarterback-friendly offense and he’s been recruiting me very heavily for a very long time,” Brandon told On3 in an interview late in June. “They were one of the first SEC schools to build a very good relationship with me and they’ve been doing it for a long time. That’s been a big thing that they have in their favor and it’s something that other colleges didn’t do.
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“Also, coach Joey [Halzle] has shown me how they develop their quarterbacks, but not just one type of quarterback, but quarterbacks with different styles. Him showing me that he has worked with different quarterbacks – like a runner, a pocket passer and a dual-threat – shows me that he knows what he’s doing with developing quarterbacks.”
Brandon is the nation’s No. 10 overall prospect, No. 2 quarterback and No. 2 recruit from North Carolina in the 2026 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
He rates as the top quarterback in the class in the 2026 On300.